I know the east coast is getting pounded with wet heavy white stuff, but we here in Chicagoland are also getting a few inches here, a few inches there. I think next year I am going to count the times I've shoveled our very. long. driveway. Then I could say I shoveled x miles of snow!! I was going to Sh*Bam this morning, but I hadn't shoveled, so my main workout was shoveling today! Woohoo!!
I did go to Body Pump last night, but my body has not quite recovered from my illness and I could not do as much as usual! I'm plugging away though...
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Scarier than stepping on a scale...
Exploding Pyrex. Yes that's right...the indestructible glassy cookware exploded right in front of my self on the stove. Thankfully the only damage to my person was a shard of glass in my left foot. I think I'm okay to go to the fitness center. I'm finally feeling well enough to eat and go out and do things! YAY!
I have exercised: 18/26 days
I have exercised: 18/26 days
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
These Lips aren't made for eating...
One of the bad side effects of being sick has been severely dry lips. I've been drinking water, but they are still in a constant state of dryness. The problem with this is that it makes me not want to eat anything salty or crunchy or makes me open my mouth wide...so...I'm eating fruit and eggs and soup. I'm ready for this to be done...
Monday, January 24, 2011
The Upside of Sickness
I'm still down with a sickness. Might be strep, might be just a virus. I'm on amoxicillin just in case...
The upside of sickness is that I'm really not wanting to eat a lot. I'm actually pretty hungry, but the idea of putting certain things in my mouth and down my burning throat stops me quick. So for the last few days I've eaten basically fruit and chicken noodle soup. I like food though, so here's hoping I feel better soon....
The upside of sickness is that I'm really not wanting to eat a lot. I'm actually pretty hungry, but the idea of putting certain things in my mouth and down my burning throat stops me quick. So for the last few days I've eaten basically fruit and chicken noodle soup. I like food though, so here's hoping I feel better soon....
Sunday, January 23, 2011
In sickness and in health...
Ugh, I got so sick yesterday...fever up to 102.6...I'm better today, but still a little tired. In my delusional feverish state I wrote this poem:
Swooning Dizzy
Hot
My cheeks burn red
My breathing is labored, my breath is taken away
Yearning for relief, some small portal of comfort
...Alas, it is not for love I burn, but for fever.
Fever Fighting
Bacteria Dying
A circle of life inside my being.
Like humanity some are worthy
others only exist to destroy.
Sleep eludes with the heat of summer
Absent of bugs
There is no buzz but a beep of a thermometer that shows no mercy
Lips are dry like the scorched desert
...like a plant that is not watered
But these plants are drenched water flows beneath the pot
But no relief
A cavalry or orange and white are called in but the battle is fierce
They have not advanced but retreated
Rally O you tools of medicine
Show yourself strong
Swooning Dizzy
Hot
My cheeks burn red
My breathing is labored, my breath is taken away
Yearning for relief, some small portal of comfort
...Alas, it is not for love I burn, but for fever.
Fever Fighting
Bacteria Dying
A circle of life inside my being.
Like humanity some are worthy
others only exist to destroy.
Sleep eludes with the heat of summer
Absent of bugs
There is no buzz but a beep of a thermometer that shows no mercy
Lips are dry like the scorched desert
...like a plant that is not watered
But these plants are drenched water flows beneath the pot
But no relief
A cavalry or orange and white are called in but the battle is fierce
They have not advanced but retreated
Rally O you tools of medicine
Show yourself strong
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Pounds vs. Inches
Today I wonder whether I care more about pounds or more about inches. This week I had a pretty good eating week(although I confess I did not drink nearly as much water as I should have)but I am only down 1 lb. Basically I'm converting fat to muscle which slows down weight loss, but in inches for the month I'm down ALOT! 3 inches in some areas!! Which is huge! But it's hard to not see that scale move. I've been entirely motivated to exercise this week! I'm still motivated, but just a tad frustrated. I want both pounds AND inches. But I guess in the end I care more about the inches...what makes me "Look" smaller.
And apparently I do, since my daughter told me again she "misses my chin"
And apparently I do, since my daughter told me again she "misses my chin"
Friday, January 21, 2011
My Shrinking Chin
Although I've already had to shut the door in my screaming child's tantrum of a face this morning as she cried and cried that she did not, in fact, know how to match colors and she just didn't want to wear jeans to school today...I still have the best kids in the entire universe.
Sometimes I have gotten sad about being overweight and my daughter will say "But we love you no matter what, Mom!"
Last night at the dinner table I was looking at one of my daughters and she said, "Mom, turn to the side." I had no idea what she was doing, but assuming I probably had a piece of corn stuck to my cheek or something. "Your chin," she said. I wiped at it but there was nothing there. "No, mom, it's shrinking." I was happy at this news, then she said "Aww." I asked her why she said Aww. She said "Because mom, I liked your chin." It is clear that our children do not see us the way we see ourselves. If we could bottle up just an ounce of the pure love they have for us, we'd all be able to feel better about ourselves and just maybe be a little bit more successful!
Sometimes I have gotten sad about being overweight and my daughter will say "But we love you no matter what, Mom!"
Last night at the dinner table I was looking at one of my daughters and she said, "Mom, turn to the side." I had no idea what she was doing, but assuming I probably had a piece of corn stuck to my cheek or something. "Your chin," she said. I wiped at it but there was nothing there. "No, mom, it's shrinking." I was happy at this news, then she said "Aww." I asked her why she said Aww. She said "Because mom, I liked your chin." It is clear that our children do not see us the way we see ourselves. If we could bottle up just an ounce of the pure love they have for us, we'd all be able to feel better about ourselves and just maybe be a little bit more successful!
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